Mesona Chinensis Benth Research Articles

Hypolipidemic effect of ethanol extract from Mesona chinensis Benth. in high fat diet-induced obesity mice

Hypolipidemic effect of ethanol extract from Mesona chinensis Benth. in high fat diet-induced obesity mice

Effect of high-pressure microfluidization treatment on the physicochemical properties and antioxidant activities of polysaccharide from Mesona chinensis Benth

Dynamic high-pressure appears to be an alternative approach to physical modification of polysaccharides aimed to improve their functional characteristics. The objective of our study was to evaluate the effect of dynamic high-pressure microfluidization (DHPM) treatment on the physicochemical properties and antioxidant activities of Mesona chinensis Benth polysaccharide (MP). The results indicated that the contents of total sugar and uronic acid in DHPM-treated polysaccharide samples (DMP) were increased, and protein content in DMP was significantly decreased after DHPM treatment. The molecular weights of MP and DMP were 1.58 × 105 Da and 1.64 × 105 Da. MP and DMP were composed of Gal, Xyl, and GalA in a molar ratio of 2.8: 5.5: 2.4 and 3.8: 7.4: 3.0, respectively. The antioxidant activities of MP were slightly promoted after DHPM treatment. Moreover, DHPM treatment leads to changes in the morphology of polysaccharide. The surface appearances of DHPM-treated polysaccharide samples showed a slightly curly surface compared to original polysaccharide by SEM analysis. No considerable changes were observed in the structure between the MP and DMP by FT-IR. The results provide useful information for future application of MP, and show DHPM treatment can improve the antioxidant activity of polysaccharides.

Physicochemical characterization, antioxidant activity of polysaccharides from Mesona chinensis Benth and their protective effect on injured NCTC-1469 cells induced by H2O2

Polysaccharides MP-A, MP-U and MP-C were extracted from Mesona chinensis Benth by hot-alkali extraction (HAE), ultrasonic-assisted extraction (UAE) and cellulose-enzyme assisted extraction (CAE), respectively. The yields, physicochemical properties and antioxidant of polysaccharides were investigated. Results showed that the yields of MP-A (11.14%), MP-U (10.62%) and MP-C (9.70%) were similar, and they were all heteropolysaccharides with average molecular weights of 1.9×105Da, 1.5×105Da, 1.4×105Da. Glucose, galactose, and galacturonic acid were the main monosaccharides in MP-A, MP-U and MP-C with molar ratios of 1.00:1.34:0.25, 1.00:2.49:0.19 and 1.00:2.95:0.84, respectively. MP-C extracted by CAE exhibited higher antioxidant activities in FRAP, DPPH, hydroxyl radical assays and the H2O2-induced injury cell model. The three extraction methods had only slight effects on chemical composition, while MP-C extracted by CAE exhibited the highest antioxidant activity, which could potentially be used for an addition ingredient as it was previously shown to have good gelling property in food products.

Review on main chemical constituents and biological activities of Mesona chinensis

Mesona chinensis also named Hsian- tsao,Herb Jelly and Mesona chinensis benth,is an annual herbaceous plant from Lamiaceae family. In China,it has been used as an medical and edible plant resource for many years.In recent years,domestic and foreign scholars had done extensive studies on active ingredients and biological activities of Mesona chinensis. Mesona chinensis mainly contains polysaccharides,flavonoids,terpenoids,and polyphenols and it has biological activities of antioxidant,antidiabetics,antilipidemic,antihypertension,antiviral and anti- hypoxic. In this paper,the main active ingredients and biological activities of Mesona chinensis were systematically reviewed. The aim of this paper was to provide a scientific basis for expanding the application of Mesona chinensis.

Mesona Chinensis Benth extract prevents AGE formation and protein oxidation against fructose-induced protein glycation in vitro

BackgroundMesona chinensis Benth (Chinese Mesona), an economically significant agricultural plant, is the most widely consumed as an herbal beverage in Southeast Asia and China. The objective of this study was to evaluate the inhibitory activity of Mesona chinensis (MC) extract on the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and protein oxidation in an in vitro model of fructose-mediated protein glycation.MethodsThe content of total polyphenolic compounds was measured by using Folin–Ciocalteu assay. Antiglycation activity was determined using the formation of AGE fluorescence intensity, Nϵ-(carboxymethyl)lysine (CML), the level of fructosamine, and the formation of amyloid cross β-structure. The protein oxidation was examined using the level of protein carbonyl content and thiol group.ResultsOur results revealed that the content of total polyphenolic compound in MC extract was 212.4 ± 5.6 mg gallic acid equivalents/g dried extract. MC extract (0.25-1.00 mg/mL) significantly inhibited the formation of fluorescence AGEs in fructose-glycated bovine serum albumin (BSA) during 4 weeks of study. Furthermore, MC extract also decreased the level of Nϵ-CML, fructosamine, and amyloid cross β-structure in fructose-glycated BSA. While the total thiol group was elevated and the protein carbonyl content was decreased in BSA incubated with fructose and MC extract.ConclusionsThe extract of MC inhibits fructose-mediated protein glycation and protein oxidation. This edible plant could be a natural rich source of antiglycation agent for preventing AGE-mediated diabetic complication.

First Report of Bacterial Wilt Caused by Ralstonia solanacearum on Mesona chinensis in China.

Jellywort (Mesona chinensis Benth) is an herbaceous plant in the Lamiaceae (mint) family. The plant is referred to as 'Xiancao' (weed from angels) in Chinese and primarily used to make grass jelly, a popular refreshing drink. Currently, Xiancao cultivation is a fast-growing industry with a high profit margin in southern China. An estimated 7,000 ha is grown with a value of more than $50 million USD. In June, 2009, a wilting disease of Xiancao was observed in Guangdong and the neighboring Guangxi and Fujian provinces with incidence up to 50% in the severest case. Affected plants initially show withering symptoms on apical leaves during the daytime with recovery at night. As the disease develops, withering leaves spread downward, eventually encompassing the whole plant. Leaves lose vigor but remain green. After 3 to 4 days, wilting becomes irreversible. Roots and basal stem tissues blacken and rot, leading to plant death. Longitudinal sectioning of the basal stem shows browning of vascular tissues with whitish ooze visible when compressed. To investigate the disease etiology, 12 Xiancao plants from three cultivars showing typical wilting symptoms were collected from a production field in Zengcheng City of Guangdong Province in June 2010. A total of 27 bacterial isolates showing large, elevated, and fluidal colonies with a pale red center were isolated from vascular tissue on tripheny tetrazolium chloride medium (3) after incubation at 30° for 2 days. Fifteen 45-day-old Xiancao plants (cv. Zhengcheng 1) were inoculated by injection of 20 μl of bacterial suspension (1 × 108 CFU/ml) into the middle stem. Sterile water was used as a negative control. After 4 to 6 days of incubation in a greenhouse (28 to 30°), all (15 of 15) inoculated plants developed wilting symptoms as described above. The same bacterium was reisolated from inoculated plants. The five negative control plants did not show any wilting symptoms. With the same artificial inoculation procedure, this bacterium also caused similar wilting disease in tobacco, potato, tomato, pepper, and eggplant. An inoculation test with a tomato strain of Ralstonia solanacearum resulted in similar symptoms. On the basis of symptomatology and bacterial culture characteristics, R. solanacearum (formerly Pseudomonas solanacearum) was suspected as the causal agent. For confirmation, the universal bacterial 16S rDNA primer set E8F/E1115R (1) was used to amplify DNA from pure culture. A 1,027-bp DNA sequence was obtained and deposited in GenBank with Accession No. HQ159392. BLAST search against the current version of GenBank database showed 100% similarity with the 16S rDNA sequences of 26 R. solanacearum strains. Furthermore, primer set 759/760 (4) amplified a specific 280-bp fragment. Along with the result from multiplex PCR (2), the bacterium was identified as R. solanacearum Phylotype I. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a disease caused by R. solanacearum on M. chinensis.